Overview

• The Department of Health and Human Services released a 400-page review recommending psychotherapy over gender-affirming medical treatments for minors with gender dysphoria.
• The report cites significant potential risks of medical interventions, including infertility, sexual dysfunction, and regret, while describing evidence of benefits as weak or uncertain.
• Medical associations, including the American Medical Association, condemned the report as misleading and harmful, asserting that gender-affirming care is evidence-based and essential for transgender youth.
• The review, which was published without named authors, is undergoing peer review and has been criticized for lacking transparency and scientific rigor.
• Federal courts have blocked parts of Trump's executive order that aimed to cut funding for institutions providing gender-affirming care, while legal and public challenges to the administration's policies continue.